Integrated net-centric solution to protect U.S. space assets

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been selected to develop capabilities in support of the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center's Space Situation Awareness mission. The contract is valued at $20 million over two years.

"The team is proud to support the delivery of operational prototype capability to the Joint Space Operations Center to address critical needs," said Don Speranzini, director of Operationally Responsive Command & Control for Lockheed Martin IS&GS Mission & Combat Support Solutions. "Exposing existing relevant data and intuitively providing information to users will assist the Air Force in delivering integrated services to address the challenging Space Situation Awareness mission."

The Lockheed Martin ISSA team, which includes Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems, will perform majority of the work in Valley Forge, Pa., and Azusa, Calif.

Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 140,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation reported 2007 sales of $41.9 billion.

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